I really appreciate the input...I don't normally prewash but the batiks are different in my way of thinking. So, am pretty sure I will do something to test them.
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Can anyone tell me if it is a problem if all the colors I use in a quilt are woodland colors will any bleed really be a problem? Even the background is a dark fishing print. I am thinking of using black batting too.
All the batiks are 1895 line from Hoffman and are the woodland colors of rust, blue, brown, green. |
I adore batiks, and never pre-wash the ones that are high quality, have no 'wrong' side, usually bought on-line. So far I have had no bleeding at all...
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Originally Posted by sweetana3
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Can anyone tell me if it is a problem if all the colors I use in a quilt are woodland colors will any bleed really be a problem? Even the background is a dark fishing print. I am thinking of using black batting too.
All the batiks are 1895 line from Hoffman and are the woodland colors of rust, blue, brown, green. The problem can be worse if you have a high effieciency /low water washing machine. The released dye will be concentrated. |
I prewash all my fabric. When I wash my quilts I use color catchers just in case. Right now I'm washing red for a backing. There is a lot of white on the front of the quilt (what was I thinking!!). It is on the second wash now - with a color catcher - it will be interesting to see how much color it picked up.
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I don't buy batiks anymore after choosing and buying some for a very special quilt. HA! I prewash and they bled. And bled, and bled, and ...you get the idea. Some even changed color! It was sad, because I'd bought all of them at quilt shops. I used synthrapol and retayne and then vinegar and nothing really worked. So go figure...
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color catchers.. they catch the lose color in your wash so if you have a small piece say a fq and washing isnt always the best idea.. use a color catcher when you finish the product to catch that extra dye :)
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I prewash everything. with intense colors, I generally run a check afterwards. I buy good batiks. I have only had one bleed. It was an intense dark blue, that stopped bleeding after a second wash.
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Originally Posted by Nammie to 7
(Post 6006309)
I prewash all my fabric. When I wash my quilts I use color catchers just in case. Right now I'm washing red for a backing. There is a lot of white on the front of the quilt (what was I thinking!!). It is on the second wash now - with a color catcher - it will be interesting to see how much color it picked up.
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I am running a couple of batiks through the washer for a second time right this minute. They bled terribly the first time through so I treated them and am trying again. You never know - no problems with a bunch of them, even dark ones, and then BAM - one of them turns the color catcher the same color as the fabric.
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